La Brie, F. Eugene, Tax! Tax! Tax!--The Canadian Tax Scene, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club Foundation, 1968), 7 Dec 1967, 203-224 The speaker's point of view on matters of taxation in Canada together with his reasons for adoption of that point of view. The report of the Carter Royal Commission on Taxation. A concern that the breadth of the commissioners' actual investigation was still insufficient to justify the...

Manning, Preston, Leadership to Lower Canadian Taxes: Uniting to Fight for Tax Relief, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club Foundation, 1999), 29 Apr 1999, 499-512 A brief status report on taxes in Canada. Results of a Compas poll commissioned by the National Post with regard to tax rage. Some facts and figures with regard to taxes paid by Canadians. Provincial tax cuts in Ontario. The issue of federal taxation. Looking at the political realities of fighting...

Day, The Hon. Stockwell, Waltzing into the 21st Century: Let the Provinces Lead, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club Foundation, 2000), 26 Jan 2000, 264-273 Some thoughts relating to provinces taking the lead in terms of determining and establishing the strength of a nation. Some historical examples of strong provinces resulting in a strong nation. Strengths coming out of Confederation. The need to commit more funds to health care, and how we can do...

Carter, Kenneth LeM., Tax Reform, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club Foundation, 1968), 18 Mar 1968, 367-385 A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto.
Comments on the Report of the Royal Commission on Taxation, the speaker's involvement in that Report, and response to it. Some general comments on tax reform and the various approaches it can take, with example. Seven...

Drayton, The Honourable Sir Henry L., Our Mission--Sound Public Finance, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 8 Mar 1934, 482-498 A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada, The Canadian Club and The Toronto Board of Trade.
Economic conditions in Western Canada. The spirit of the West. The absolute necessity for economy. What economy means. Some figures. Expenditures for the year 1930-31 in contrast to the value of all our...

Drew, Hon. George, Ontario's Course Is Clear, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club Foundation, 1946), 8 Jan 1946, 171-184 Ontario's plans for a more effective working combination of the powers of the Dominion and nine provincial governments. Attacks against the proposals of the Drew Plan. A response to some of those attacks. A quotation from the early part of the printed submission to indicate the basis on which the...

Pocklington, Peter, Let's Make Canada Great Again, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 4 Nov 1982, 81-91 A critical review of the current Canadian government, its activities and its leader. Suggestions to improve Canada. How to repay the national debt. Commerce. Foreign policy. Advocating that "each individual must be given the chance to develop his own life according to his own desires, according to...

Sandwell, Bernard K., The Nineteen Twenty-Eight Budget, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club of Canada, 1929), 23 Feb 1928, 56-68 Views of a very mixed character about the budget. The excessively political nature of budgets in Canada. The budget as it effects changes in the fiscal system. The chief changes as far as the tariff is concerned appearing to be in the textile schedules, and one or two other smaller maters. A good...

Kierans, The Honourable Eric W., The White Paper on Taxation: What Else is New?, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 19 Mar 1970, 325-343 First, an address concerning current events in the Post Office. A review of the growth and changes in the Post Office operation, addressing some very controversial issues. Then, the White Paper. A suggested approach to reform of tax structures. Some societal considerations when criticizing the...

Wilson, Hon. Michael H., Budget 1986, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club Foundation, 1986), 6 Mar 1986, 304-313 A meeting held jointly by The Canadian Club of Toronto and The Empire Club of Canada. A review of the Federal Budget announced one week previous to this address. Phase One of the government's strategy implemented over the past 16 months: spending reductions to halt the increase in the deficit, and...

Nixon, The Honourable Robert, The Impact of Federal Tax Reform on the Province of Ontario, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 26 Feb 1987, 303-317 Comments on the recent address by Michael Wilson, Minister for Finance for Canada. A review of the budget, described as "not exciting." Implications of the budget for Ontario. Activity as a result of Ontario's competitive edge. A review of this and other economic activity in Ontario. Plans for...

Davis, The Honourable William G., The Ontario Budget--a Deterrent to Gross Inflationary Trends, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club Foundation, 1974), 25 Apr 1974, 343-349 The deterrence of gross inflationary trends the major purpose of the Ontario budget. A detailed discussion of that budget follows. Some major topics include the land speculation tax and the land transfer tax described as innovative and pioneering measures in an effort to control land prices....

Cooper, John A., Imperial Postage, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club of Canada, 1907), 14 Feb 1907, 206-217 The brief history of how the speaker became involved and interested in this subject of Imperial postage. Coining the phrase "Trade follows the advertisement, not the flag." Proceeding to prove that this was true. Examining the trade returns showing our relations with Great Britain and our...

Pettypiece, H.J., The Question of Railway Taxation, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club of Canada, 1904), 24 Mar 1904, 125-137 This question of railway taxation only two or three years old in this Province. Opponents of railway taxation and what they say. The speaker's response to that opposition. Our miles of railway and what they have cost the people. The advantage, under the bonding privilege, that there is no...

The Honourable Paul Martin, Canada's 1997 Budget, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 21 Feb 1997, 419-433 The current Federal Government's fourth budget. One overriding goal: the need to build both a stronger economy and a stronger society. A plan in place since this government took office; that plan acted upon, and built, in every one of the budgets. Four key elements of the plan. Establishing...

Benson, The Hon. Edgar J., Tax Reform, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club of Canada, 1969), 13 Feb 1969, 185-197 A reformed taxation system to be in operation within the next year. The desire for a fair system by Government and by Canadian taxpayers. A look at the proposed five-stage programme to tax reform presented by the speaker's predecessor. Steps taken by the speaker leading to the publication of a...

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